Stool construction



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STOOL CONSTRUCTION Filed Feb. 28, 1949 FIG- l FIG 2. 5

a e fa 4 Z a 1 5 l INVENTOR. WILMOT H. SCOTT ATTORNEY.

Patented Aug. 22, 1950 STOOL CONSTRUCTION Wilmot H. Scott, Clayton, Mo., assignor to Vitro Products Company, St. Louis, Mo., a corporation of Missouri Application February 28, 1949, Serial No. 78,703

1 Claim.

My invention has relation to improvements in stools and consists primarily in the supporting frame therefor.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a stool that is comparatively simple to manufacture and at the same time possesses great strength. I accomplish this object by arranging two sub-frames, one within the other, and disposed at right angles, each of the frames having two legs, all of which are connected by a transverse ring. The advantage of the invention will be better apparent from a detailed description thereof in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved stool with the seat thereof in sections; Figure 2 is a side elevation looking at a right angle to Figure 1; and Figure 3 is a cross-section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings, my improved stool comprises a frame F, together with a seat S, the latter being supported on the frame by a socket I and stem 2, as well known in the art. The present invention, as stated, is concerned primarily with the construction of the frame F wherein I employ a U-shaped frame member comprising legs 3, 3 and a top cross member 4 on which the socket I is fixed. Disposed immediately between the legs 3, 3 and transversely thereto is a second frame comprising legs 5, 5 and a, cross member 6. It will be observed that the frame comprising the legs 5, 5 and cross the support of the seat S, however, it is quite obvious, for the sake of stability, that the secondary frame comprising legs 5, 5 and cross member 6 is essential and must be rigidly connected with the primary frame just referred to. This is accomplished by providing a tubular ring 1 and passing said ring through openings 8, B and the legs 3, 3 and 9, 9 and the legs 5, 5. For the purpose of rigidity this ring may be welded in place, whereupon a stool supporting frame of great strength is obtained.

The advantage of construction as herein set forth is that the simplicity of a pedestal stool is obtained while the strength and stability of a four-legged stool is also an inherent feature.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A stool construction comprising a supporting frame and a seat mounted thereon, said frame embodying two tubular members bent respectively into a low arch and a high arch straddling the low arch, and a tubular ring passing through the upright elements of the arches and securely fixed therein.

WILMOT H. SCOTT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 548,998 Mannesmann Oct. 29, 1895 671,758 Costello Apr. 9, 1901 782,932 Uhl Feb. 21, 1905 2,425,413 Black Aug. 12, 1947 2,471,740 Hamilton May 31, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 104,153 Australia June 6, 1938 

